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Photos: Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor
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Making history, Mamdani took his oath with his hand placed on a Quran.
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Making history, Mamdani took his oath with his hand placed on a Quran.
Zohran Mamdani officially became the 111th mayor of New York City. New York Attorney General Letitia James swore in Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, in a small ceremony with his family just after midnight on New Year's Eve.
Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City mayor
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim to hold the office.
The Democratic politician took his oath over a Quran in the disused Old City Hall subway station.
The incoming mayor will use two family Qurans and a historic edition that symbolises New York City history.
Mamdani, the US city's first Muslim mayor, is also the youngest person to be inaugurated in generations.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially became the 111th mayor of the nation’s largest city early Thursday as he seeks to carry out the transformative progressive platform on which he campaigned
Zohran Mamdani officially took office as mayor after the New Year’s Eve ball drop, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.
